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1. : a braced frame consisting usually of a horizontal piece with spreading legs at each end that supports something (as the top of a table) 2. : a structure of timbers or steel for carrying a road or railroad over a valley.
Trestle definition: a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.. See examples of TRESTLE used in a sentence.
TRESTLE definition: 1. a supporting structure for a table, consisting of a flat piece of wood supported at each end by…. Learn more.
TRESTLE meaning: 1. a supporting structure for a table, consisting of a flat piece of wood supported at each end by…. Learn more.
A trestle is a special kind of tower built to support a bridge. A " trestle bridge" will usually have a trestle on each side, and there might be more trestles if the bridge is particularly heavy or long.
tres·tle. (trĕs′əl) n. 1. A horizontal beam or bar held up by two pairs of divergent legs and used as a support. 2. A framework consisting of slanted braces and horizontal crosspieces supporting a bridge or causeway.
A trestle is a wooden or metal structure that is used, for example, as one of the supports for a table. It has two pairs of sloping legs which are joined by a flat piece across the top.
Trestle definition: A horizontal beam or bar held up by two pairs of divergent legs and used as a support.
Definition of trestle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TRESTLE meaning: 1 : a frame that is made of a horizontal piece between two vertical pieces and that is used to support something (such as the top of a table); 2 : a complex structure that is used especially for supporting railroad tracks over a valley, river, etc.
